Manual roof downgrade

[johnsjmc]

How much weight does it save (what parts are removed) ? Does the aluminum 987 engine cover save much also.?

[itsnotanova]

The aluminum cover is a lbs or two less than the 986 cover. I didn't weigh just the vert parts separately but Matt says 15lbs. I removed the motor, cables, transmissions, pushrods and associated hardware. I'm probably forgetting something else too. Here's a pic of my first round at lightning up my box

I go into more detail about my boxster on this thread
Woody's build thread